NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」さんのインスタグラム写真 - (NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」Instagram)「‘Tana kara botamochi’ literally translates as ‘botamochi falling from a shelf.’😯 ‘Botamochi’ is a traditional Japanese sweet (wagashi) and ‘tana’ means shelf. ‘Botamochi’ is made from glutinous rice and sweetened azuki red bean paste.🌾🫘 As sugar was once expensive, people couldn’t eat sweets as easily as they do today. So, just like a tasty botamochi slipping off a shelf into your hand, this phrase is used when you receive a windfall or get an advantage without making any effort.🍀💴 The phrase is written in a combination of kanji and hiragana: 棚 - たな - tana - shelf, から - kara - from, ぼたもち - botamochi. Swipe to hear how to say ‘tana kara botamochi’.👉👂 (These days the phrase is often shortened to ‘tanabota’.) Have you eaten ‘botamochi’?😋 . 👉Discover more｜Watch｜Magical Japanese: Wagashi｜Free On Demand｜NHK WORLD-JAPAN website.👀 . 👉For more Japanese language learning and 🆓 free video, audio and text resources, visit Learn Japanese on NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s website and click on Easy Japanese.✅ . 👉Tap in Stories/Highlights to get there.👆 . 👉Follow the link in our bio for more on the latest from Japan. . 👉If we’re on your Favorites list you won’t miss a post. . . #棚からぼたもち #ぼたもち #wagashi #和菓子 #japanesesweets #japanesephrase #japanesewords #easyjapanese #japaneseonline #kanji #hiragana #japaneselanguage #freejapanese #learnjapanese #learnjapaneseonline #日本語 #nihongo #일본어 #japanisch #bahasajepang #ภาษาญี่ปุ่น #日語 #tiếngnhật #japan #nhkworldjapan」7月23日 6時00分